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Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Penny's Clocks

Penny Freshour caused a sensation when she posted a picture of an amazing crocheted clock she had created in the ThreadiesFacebook group last week. Everyone loved the clocks, and wanted to see more. Penny not only posted more pictures of her clocks, she shared step by step instructions on how she made them. She has also kindly allowed me to post her pictures and instructions here on the blog.

Thank you so much, Penny!

Penny and her husband live in the Colorado Rockies. He is
retired from the Air Force and she is a retired Home Health Care Provider. Since
retiring, they enjoy traveling, crafting and fishing.

Penny has been crocheting for almost 30 years now. She taught herself to crochet with thread by subscribing to the Magic Crochet Magazine back in the ‘80’s. Penny was inspired by her great-grandmother who crocheted beautiful heirloom doilies. The doilies were passed down to Penny and other
family members after her great-grandmother passed away. Penny admired her work so much that she wanted to
honor her by making doilies of her own. Penny feels thread crochet is in her heart
and blood!You can follow Penny on Pinterest here:KnotForgottenSudio

Now here is Penny, to tell us how she makes her lovely clocks:

Here are the clocks I made earlier this year. Maybe you'd
like to try your hand at making one or ten! (hehe!) They would make lovely
Christmas gifts.

The clocks are Mainstays brand and can be purchased at
Walmart for $3.88. Such a deal! Heck, you can't even buy the clock works by
themselves for anywhere near that price. The clocks at my local Walmart come in
four colors. White, red, black and a royal blue.

Here's how I made mine: First you'll need to make a small
doily. No larger than 6.5 inches in diameter.
Note: When making your doily you will need to make sure that the starting
center chain is large enough to allow the clock mechanism to come through.
You'll also need some edging approximately 23 inches long. It should have at
least 3-4 rows to it, if not more. The first row won't show because it's going
to be hidden under the clock rim. After I chained my edging length, I double
crocheted the first row. That row is going to be glued under the rim of the
clock and won't be seen. You will need some clear drying glue for that and for
the doily and paper backing. I use Aleene's Tacky Glue.

Now you'll need to take your clock apart. Take the screws
out of the back and remove the rim and the glass. Carefully remove the hands of
the clock by gently and evenly pulling them up. The back of the clock will
remain in place. Now you will want to remove the paper backing that has the
numbers on it. It's just tacked on and should come off easily. Keep it and use
it as a template to make a new or different colored backing if you'd like.

To add your doily and reassemble your clock: Lightly glue
your paper backing onto the clock. Insert the center of your doily onto the
clocks mechanism and glue lightly around the edges of the doily. Replace the
hands of the clock. You may need to carefully bend/adjust the hands slightly
because the thickness of the doily may hamper the movement of the hands. It's
easy to do. Next you'll need to glue on the edging. After all is dry, put the
glass and the rim piece back into place. Put the screws back into the back of
the clock and add a battery. TaDah!!

Thank you so much, Penny! Now I am off to Walmart to get a few of those clocks!

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I love crochet, and although crochet has been my career and means of support for most of my life, I would crochet every day even if I never made a dime off of it!

But, I have been a professional crochet designer for almost 30 years. I worked as a technical editor for Annie's Attic for two years, and was the in-house designer for Annie's Attic and the NeedleCraft Shop for several years. In 2008, I left DRG Publishing where I was the crochet pattern book coordinator. I am now self-publishing my original designs through my company, BellaCrochet. You can see all my designs in my Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/bellacrochetI love creating vintage- look thread designs- I am a doily and potholder girl! I am the proud mother of 3 daughters and 3 sons, and the grandmother of 16 sweet and wonderful grandchildren. I live on a farm in rural east Texas, with my darlin' man, David.